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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 31, 1949

Page

7

Slaying Of Young Gir Bewilders Milwaukee

Milton Babich a 19 year old Milwaukee youth is convicted of first degree murder in the death of 16 year old Patricia Birmingham. Prosecutors say he killed her over remarks about his fiancee Patricia’s sister Kathleen who was pregnant and with whom Milton eloped. He claims the shooting was accidental and describes dismembering the body and discarding the gun in the river after dragging Patricia’s body to a construction site. He had been an exemplary student and athlete before the crime.

Milwaukee Milton Babich Wisconsin Patricia Birmings Patricia Kathleen Milton William J. McCauley McCauley Babich Pat West Allis Central High School

Sisters walk 12 miles in rain to reach school

Two young sisters from Paris Kentucky missed the bus and trudged four hours through rain to school. They arrived soaked but on time, proving perseverance in adverse weather.

Paris

Missing bank assistant manager linked to $690,000 loss

New York AP report states National City Bank branch at 195 Broadway shows $190,000 cash and $500,000 in bonds missing after an alarm for assistant manager Richard H. Crowe 41. Crowe, who had been treated for a nervous breakdown, later disappeared from his Staten Island home with his wife Honore reporting he had not returned since Sunday noon. He had returned to work a week earlier.

NEW York Richard H. Crowe Crowe National City Bank Broadway Grover Brown Honore Staten Island

Sweet Bath Turns Sour For Mr Brandt

In Warren Ohio Mrs Laura Brandt mistook 30 gallons of maple sap stored in 15 gallon crocks outside the couple's West Farmington farm for rain water. She used the sap for baths and cleaning before realizing the mix-up after brushing her teeth. Residents describe the mix as a harmless error that amused neighbors.

Warren Laura Brandt Bill Brandt Brandts West Farmington

Park Inspections to Be Continued at Middletown Parks

At a Middletown Safety Council meeting the School Division announced continued park inspections and weekly green safety pennants for the cleanest park. Plans include travel and educational films at parks, a water pageant, and a teacher recognition update for American Education Week, while 26 people registered for lifeguard classes at pools this summer. Botanists report over 300 wild plants in the Canary Islands.

Middletown Safety Council Paul E. Wilson Wilson Hugh Parker George Crout John Johnson W. S. Geckeler Celia Long Middletown National Safety Magazine Johnson

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